Jessica Sanchez Wins AGT Season 20

Jessica Sanchez, 30, was crowned the winner of America’s Got Talent Season 20 on Sept. 24, taking home the $1 million prize and an all‑expenses‑paid trip to Universal’s Epic Universe. Her victory completed a 20‑year comeback — Sanchez first auditioned on AGT at age 10 and later finished as the runner‑up on American Idol — and came while she was nine months pregnant. She delivered an emotional, widely praised finale performance of “Die With a Smile” (reported in later coverage as attributed to Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars) and revisited JVKE’s “Golden Hour” alongside aerialists Sirca Marea. Judges and industry figures lauded her perseverance and called the win a movie‑like, feel‑good ending to a long journey. Sanchez said she will focus briefly on motherhood but plans to return to music soon, writing and recording new material from her home studio in Texas.